Dilandau3000 plays King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne - Part 7 of 10

Now that you have the second door open, there's only one place to go...

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Map

As soon as you enter the cave, you'll find the second key. Go up to it and pick it up.

Kolyma Map

Walk out of the cave and ride the carpet again. The carpet will take you back to the antiques shop. Head back to the bridge, cross it, and unlock the door with the key. Read the inscription of the third door before doing anything else: "Whosoever chooses to seek the last key must have a stout heart." I wonder what [b]that[/b] means...?

Return to the part of the poisoned lake where you see the castle in the distance. You'll see some black shrouded guy who looks like Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx on a boat. He only shows up if you read the third inscription, so if you didn't do that, you just made the game unwinnable. Congratulations.

Anyway, don't deal with him just yet. Instead, go two screens west and one screen north. There's a stake leaning against a tree. Take it.

Go back to the guy on the boat. Put on the cloak and ring. This way, you'll be able to get on the boat and actually gain three points instead of losing a bunch of points for giving the ferryman one of the treasures.

This next part is going to be painful...unless you eat the magic sugar cube. You can do this without the magic sugar cube (my sister actually did this back in the day, so that's how I know) by being careful and saving at the corners. Touching the brambles that line the sides of the road to the castle equals instant death.

Good lord, it's like that Irritating Stick game from Japan...except even more annoying.

When you make it to the door, either keep the cloak and ring on, or wear the cross the monk gave you. If the ghosts touch you without either of these things equipped, the ghosts will possess you and send you into the brambles. When this happens, the magical sugar cube is negated and you'll die from touching the brambles. Thanks, game.

You're better off eating the sugar cube, though, as eating it gives you one point. Nice.